For Thine Is; Zo

[animusmods]

Characters: any characters who are still within the Tower
Setting: the hidden floor
Format: any
Summary: Zo needs help. What will you do?
Warnings: psychological horror

Aria and the other retrieval units stand guard in the room and regard each person who enters with a little bit of caution. The reason quickly becomes clear: Zo lies unconscious on a bed that appears to have been stolen from a hospital recovery room. With the glamour down, he looks spectral: it's possible to look through his body and to the bed beneath. He's not quite a ghost, though, as he can be interacted with.

If Zo is attacked, the retrieval units will be quick to retaliate. They can't help Zo on their own, though--so maybe there's something you can do...

Comments

[fionnuisce]

Do you know if there is any way to find out or track them down somehow?

[animusnpcs]

I can try. [He rubs at his eyes again.] I can--try to follow where they aren't.

[fionnuisce]

There, now that's a start. Just try to calm down and we'll find some way to work through this.

Between you and me, Sephiroth's caused us all plenty of problems. It's not your fault he's a terribly obnoxious person.

[animusnpcs]

I should take care of the Tower better. [He reaches out to one side, and a toy model of the Tower floats over to him. It appears to have been broken in half.]

[fionnuisce]

Are you kidding? Considering the utter nonsense you seem to be dealing with from both us and your fellow administrators, I'd say you're doing fine.

[Waver frowned, although he didn't sound too upset about the matter.]

Take it from someone that's learned this: if you let mistakes hang over your head forever, you're not going to get anywhere. You're doing well enough for now, we just need to work out how to fix things and get back on a reasonable track.

[animusnpcs]

[Zo lifts the Tower into the air, still without touching it, and begins to put the pieces back together carefully. He smiles.]

Thank you. You can go help everyone out there now.

[Waver will be returned to the normal Tower and will not be able to get a response out of Zo again.]